Episode #091

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike offers tips for traveling with your MacBook (yes, I was calling jackets “sleeves”), Gadgets on the road, Routine Mac maintenance, Apple rockin’ in Yerba Buena, So new MacBooks or what?, MacUpdate promo, Amazon VOD dud, A look back at Lisa, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, Custom ringtones for the iPhone, A/V for Windows in VM?

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News:
> Banners Up for Let’s Rock
> RUMOR: Apple Tells Retailers Not to Order More?
> MacUpdate Back to School Promo
> Amazon.com’s Video on Demand for Mac
> UPDATE: Sun’s xVM Virtual Box 2
> UPDATE: Sandvox 1.5 Released
> UPDATE: Adobe CS4 Event September 23rd
> UPDATE: StreamCAD Beta for OS X
> FUN NEWS: Apple Lisa Demonstration Video (via TUAW)

Features:

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Data Loss
> Changed Password
> Apple UK Retail
> Apple Leicester and Regent Street Stores
> Apple Stores in Zurich and Belfast
> Beatles in ’09?
> Noel Gallagher interview
> Snow Patrol Interactive App
> Orange Denies plants
> Orange France limits
> Swedish iPhone tests
> T-Mobile Sales
> UK Apple Ad Ban
> O2 Pay & Go
> iPod Laser Speaker
(Everything is better with lasers!! ed.)

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Managing Duplicates in iTunes

Visit The MacBook Podcast

Web Travels with Dan: What’s On iPhone

Listener E-mails:

Question: Bob W. Looking to Add Custom Ringtones to iPhone
> Ambrosia iToner
> RingtoneFeeder
> GarageBand Tutorials
> Audacity
> QuickTime Pro

Question: Luis asks about AntiVirus for Virtualized Windows
> AVG Free
> Parallels Desktop for Mac
> VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta

Links to Know:
> Booq Bags
> Tom Bihn
> MacCase
> Incase
> STM Bags
> Brenthaven
> Timbuk2
> TechTools Protege
> DiskWarrior
> TrafficJamz
> iTrip
> Manually Run OS X’s Maintenance Scripts
> Onyx for Leopard
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

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> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
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Episode #090

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike discusses the MacBook Air update, getting support for troublesome hardware issues and unwittingly steps on a couple of Gary’s stories, Unsafe MagSafe, MobileMe Extra Time, Paid to stand in line?, 3G not as advertised, Office Update install woes, iMyst, Rose says new nano and more, MacBook Pro ad?, iTunes Unlimited, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, Firefox Tab Tip, Web Travels with Dan, Bob finds iCal flaw, Time lapse on the Mac and Udi helps with our *gulp* audio problems.

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News:
> Send Feedback to Apple
> MagSafe Adapter Recall!
> Sixty More Days for MobileMe
> Orange Pays Actors to Wait for iPhone
> Alabama Woman Sues Apple over iPhone Ads
> UPDATE: MacBook Air Update
> UPDATE: Four Reasons the Office Update Fails
> UPDATE: Another iPhone Update Coming in September
> UPDATE: Adium 1.3 Released
> GAMING: Myst Headed for the iPhone
> RUMOR: OS X 10.5.5 and Safari 4 Seeded
> RUMOR: Rose Says New iPods and Possibly Blu-Ray on the Way
> RUMOR: iPod nano 4G and iPod Touch 2G Skins?
> RUMOR: MacBook Pro Ad – Fake?
> RUMOR: iTunes Unlimited Coming Soon?
> FUN NEWS: Present Like Jobs

Features:

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> UK Government Data Loss
> UK Central Database
> All You Can Eat iTunes
> Metallica Everywhere But North America
> HSBC claims
> Phorm Letter
> Phorm Tests
> iPhone in Russia
> iPhone Telescope

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: OS X’s Software Update

Visit The MacBook Podcast

Web Travels with Dan: FixMyMovie

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip: Scroll Through Tabs Faster in Firefox

Listener E-mails:

Question: Bob Solves His iCal Issues! (And you won’t believe how easy it was to do.)
> Changing Date and Time format on the Menu Bar

Question: Justin looking for Stop Motion Solutions
> Boinx iStopMotion
> Gawker
> Stop Motion Animation with iMovie

Feedback: Udi Points Out an Audio Problem with the NME Segments
> Download the zip of the updated segments here

Links to Know:
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine
> Whole Lot of Nonsense Podcast

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> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
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FMEO-090-082508 (53’32, 24.6mb, 64kbps)

Episode #089

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike asks if the Mac’s market share will affect the community, A call for essential apps, Phishing Mac users, Macs in the Enterprise, Best Buy to sell iPhones, 3G reception issues, Students get iPhones, Macs in the classroom, Notes syncing coming?, Zork the iPhone, Calvin and … Jobs?, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Reducing PDF size, Migrating user to another account, iPod Touch on a TV.

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News:
> MobileMe Phishing E-mail
> Macs in the Enterprise Whitepaper
> Best Buy to Sell iPhones
> Hardware Fix for 3G Reception Issues?
> BREAKING: iPhone Firmware 2.0.2 Released Today
> ACU Freshmen Get iPhones
> iLearn Magazine
> UPDATE: Evernote 1.2
> UPDATE: Office 2004 and 2008 12.1.2
> RUMOR: Notes Syncing Coming Soon?
> GAMING: Frotz for iPhone
> FUN NEWS: Calvin and Jobs

Features:

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> BBC lost data
> iPhone Tricks
> iCase Designs
> Tate Tour
> Dutch iPhone Scam
> BBC going H.264
> French Bank Chooses iPhone
> HSBC Swaps for iPhones?
> Russian Glow
> Marks and Spencer iPod jackets
> Belfast and Second London Apple Stores
> USB Light

Web Travels with Dan: SearchMe

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip: Squishing Your PDFs

Listener E-mails:

Question: Migrating a User to a New Account and How to Reset iCal to Defaults

Question: Sending iPod Touch Video to TV?

Feedback: Pam’s Comments for Barry

Links to Know:
> Tech Snark
> Tom Bihn
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

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> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
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FMEO-089-081808 (49’41, 22.8mb, 64kbps)